And poets have been known to meditate...

Ox-fed orating ominous octastichs.


ROBERT BARNABAS BROUGH.

I'M A SHRIMP.

('I'M AFLOAT, I'M AFLOAT')

I'm a shrimp! I'm a shrimp, of diminutive size:

Inspect my antennæ, and look at my eyes;

I'm a natural syphon, when dipped in a cup,